Tag: political leadership
Benny Wenda stands down as head of West Papuan liberation group
RNZ Pacific
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has declared it will now base itself in the Pacific region after years of partial...
Jacinda Ardern’s legacy for NZ: Unique covid-19 strategy ‘saved many lives’
RNZ News
Jacinda Ardern will largely be remembered in Aotearoa New Zealand as the prime minister whose pandemic-era policies saved thousands of Kiwi lives, according...
Barbara Dreaver: Pacific leaders’ poor choice for top Forum job an insult
COMMENTARY: By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific correspondent of 1News
The appointment of Baron Waqa, former President of Nauru, to head the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) next...
NZ declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle unleashes fury across North Island
RNZ News
A national state of emergency has been declared today after Cyclone Gabrielle unleashed fury across the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.
There has...
Chris Hipkins becomes NZ’s new prime minister – there are two ways it can go from here
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University
Following the surprise resignation of Jacinda Ardern on January 19, Aotearoa New Zealand already has a new Prime Minister...
The hatred and vitriol NZ’s Jacinda Ardern endured ‘would affect anybody’
“History will judge Jacinda Ardern as a remarkable leader. She is genuinely kind and has an incredible intellect, she’s made more of a contribution...